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By Brad Aaron

8:50 AM EDT on July 14, 2016

London Might Sell Its Fare Payment System to the MTA (AMNY)
Ruben Diaz Jr. and John Samuelsen Have Some Ideas for MTA Capital Spending (News)
The Subway Was a Mess Yesterday… (Gothamist, NY Mag, DNA, NY1, Post)
…But It’s Still a Better Deal for Riders and NYC Than Uber (Brokelyn)
We’re at the Point Where Citi Bike Ridership Records Don’t Make Lede Headline Anymore
Reforms Coming to Bronx DA’s Office (NYT); NY Judges Are Appointed, Not Elected (WNYC, Post)
City Vehicles to Be Equipped With Safe-Driving Tech, Pedestrian Detection Not Included (DNA)
NYPD, Daily News: Man Killed by Bronx Hit-and-Run Driver “Assisted in His Own Death”
Van Bramer Says Sunnyside Affordable Housing Project Too Big, Would Take Parking (Politico)
Justin Davidson Frets for Governors Island (NY Mag); Squibb Park Bridge Fix at Hand (NYT)
NYPD Worried Pokémon Go Will “Draw Strangers Together” (@danarubinstein); Meanwhile: News
The Perpetual Tribulations of Storing a Car on a New York City Street (DNA, NY1)

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Brad Aaron

Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

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